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I'm very new to Linux and Ubuntu. I just installed a Drupal site locally on my machine for development purposes only. However, the only way I seem to be able to edit files is by running 'sudo nano '. That's really a pain. I'd like to be able to just open files in gdedit (for example) and edit and save them there.

I have drupal installed in a directory on /var/www that we'll call 'drupal'. It has tons of directories and files inside. I need to be able to give myself access to edit anything in there.

How can I give myself permissions to edit files in my drupal site at /var/www/drupal?

Sage
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You can change the File/Fodder Permissions

Change File/fodder Permissions by Opening up a Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt +TType in 

sudo chmod ugo+wrx /var/www/drupal/ -Rf

More on File Permissions Here

Neil
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  • I appreciate your help. This seems like what I was looking for. It scares me though because I'm so new to all this. Can you explain what the parts of the command do? (note: i know what sudo chmod and my file path are, its the ugo+wrx and -Rf parts that frighten me). – Sage Oct 23 '15 at 06:41
  • u = owner g = group u= other + = add permission r = read w = write x = execute. -Rf will apply the changes to all sub fodders and files. now that I think about it you don't need to add the execute permission. here is a link if you want to know more about permissions https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions – Neil Oct 23 '15 at 06:53
  • thank you for the explanation - it helps me learn. And your suggestion worked by the way, so thanks again for that! – Sage Oct 23 '15 at 07:15